Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown

Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown
By Sam Pazzano ,Toronto Sun First posted: Monday, January 20, 2014 07:47 PM EST | Updated: Monday, January 20, 2014 08:11 PM EST
A killer slit a university student’s throat from ear to ear and set her on fire, a jury heard Monday.
In her opening to the jury, Crown attorney Jennifer Stanton said Farshad “Shawn” Badakhshan, who was dating the victim, trapped her in his basement bedroom at his Toronto home by lighting a fire on July 2, 2010.
Badakhshan, 30, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. He contends he’s not criminally responsible because he suffered from a mental disorder at the time.
A publication ban has been imposed on the victim’s identity.
Stanton said some of the victim’s friends didn’t approve of her relationship with Badakhshan, describing him as “jealous and controlling.” Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun(external - login to view)

55Mercury

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Re: Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown

Jan 21st, 2014

of course being in love is a state of insanity, but, uh...

that was not love.

spaminator

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Re: Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown

Jan 22nd, 2014

Woman left trail of blood in burning basement, trial told
By Sam Pazzano ,Toronto Sun First posted: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 08:29 PM EST | Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 08:44 PM EST
Jurors looked at police photographs and watched video of bloody handprints of a university criminology student whose throat was slit before a killer set her ablaze.
Carina Petrache, 23, left a trail of blood as she raced from the basement of her Huron St. home and into the kitchen where she collapsed.
In her opening to the jury Monday, Crown attorney Jennifer Stanton said accused murderer Farshad “Shawn” Badakhshan, who was dating Petrache, trapped her in his basement bedroom by lighting a fire on July 2, 2010.Woman left trail of blood in burning basement, trial told | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun(external - login to view)

spaminator

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Re: Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown

Jan 24th, 2014

Burning victim, accused looked like 'zombies,' trial told
By Sam Pazzano ,Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, January 23, 2014 07:59 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014 08:02 PM ESTUPDATE: Justice Michael Dambrot lifted the publication ban Tuesday on identity of victim Carina Petrache, 23, a Ryerson University criminology student. The story has been modified to include her name.TORONTO -- A killer slit a university student’s throat from ear to ear and set her on fire, a jury heard Monday.In her opening to the jury, Crown attorney Jennifer Stanton said Farshad “Shawn” Badakhshan, who was dating the victim, trapped Carina Petrache, 23, in his basement bedroom at his Toronto home by lighting a fire on July 2, 2010.Badakhshan, 30, has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. He contends he’s not criminally responsible because he suffered from a mental disorder at the time.Stanton said some of Petrache’s friends didn’t approve of her relationship with Badakhshan, describing him as “jealous and controlling.”She planned on going swimming with an ex-boyfriend and a girlfriend on the day she was attacked, court heard. Petrache lived in the same building — which contained several rooms and self-contained apartments — as Badakhshan.The pair had started dating after she moved into the building. But their relationship was “tumultuous” as Badakhshan objected to her socializing with others or without him. Petrache's friends implored her to end the relationship, said Stanton.He “trapped her in his basement bedroom” and stabbed her in the torso and slit her throat “ear to ear,” the Crown said. He set her ablaze and in the struggle “also got caught on fire.”The accused disarmed the downstairs smoke detector by removing its batteries and four separate fires were started, court heard.The bleeding and burning victim eluded her attacker and staggered upstairs with the blazing Badakhshan pursuing her.Another tenant heard a moaning sound, before seeing Petrache “covered in blood and on fire” as she walked into the kitchen and collapsed, court heard.The burning Badakhshan entered the kitchen and sat down on a chair. The frantic tenant tried to extinguish both burning people and shouted “fire” to alert the other tenants.Petrache died of her neck wound and burns, which engulfed 60% to 70% of her body, en route to the hospital, court heard.The badly-disfigured accused lost his left leg, most of his ears and the top of his scalp.When a firefighter asked the dying, bloodied woman if someone did this to her, “she nodded in the affirmative,” said Stanton.The trial resumes Tuesday.Burning victim, accused looked like 'zombies,' trial told | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun(external - login to view)

shadowshiv

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Re: Man slit girlfriend's throat, set her on fire: Crown

Jan 25th, 2014

Since her burns were so severe, it would almost be a mercy that she passed away from her injuries. I just hope that this scumwad does NOT get the "not criminally responsible" but instead is found responsible for his crimes and ends up in prison for at least 25 years.